GRAPH OF PROGRESSION
Chemical Dependency - The Disease
A chemical dependent person, is one, whose use has an adverse effect, often unrecognized, on any one or more of the following social and family relationships, school, job performance, physical and emotional well being.
The 3 C's of Addiction
1. Compulsion
2. Out of Control
3. Continued use despite problems characteristics of the disease
The 4 Stages of Addiction
1. Primary
2. Chronic
3. Progressive
4. Fatal